As a quick update to what's going on....another location for ministry to survivors of trafficking!
Over the last year, Olga has been serving in the home in Moldova. Her church in Russia sent her to serve the year with us, learning first hand about ministering to survivors of trafficking. One of the things we quickly realized is that there are VERY FEW people actually doing ministry to survivors of trafficking.
There are loads of organizations that TALK about it, raise AWARENESS (whatever that means), and do sessions and conferences. Very few have spent years walking through to healing. Project Rescue is definitely the leader in that arena, though there are a handful of others.
Olga is going to eventually move to Odessa to start a similar ministry under the umbrella of her church. Pastor Vitale is a fantastic church leader, with a great heart and vision. He has located an excellent property just outside Odessa. His church in Russia has already given over $50,000 to buy the property and we've committed to help with another $20,000.
The property has a shell of a house, so there will be future opportunities for funds and construction help. We are excited for a church and leaders with vision to do the IMPOSSIBLE. And we are blessed to be a small part of it.
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